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. ♪ >> obama: tomorrow the sun will rise over boston. scripture tells us to run with endurance the race that is set before us. ♪ >> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." thirty-four minutes after the hour. david shuster with us all morning from the current news center. that was the president in boston yesterday. wow what a week for boston. >> i said boston is going to need a massage and xanax after this. >> stephanie: yes. logan airport is closed. we're trying to find charlie pierce. david, i -- i don't know if you have had a chance to look at this "mother jones" stuff, again, we don't want to be the "new york post" of radio, but the headline is boston bombing suspect posted video on al-qaeda prophecy on youtube. >> yeah, the older brother, the one that was killed last night, 26 years old, his name was tamerlin tsarnaev. they were both russian-born chef kneeians. the older one was apparently a competitive boxer for a club named team lowell. and he was a member of a team that won the golden globe championship. he had been boxing
. ♪ >> obama: tomorrow the sun will rise over boston. scripture tells us to run with endurance the race that is set before us. ♪ >> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." thirty-four minutes after the hour. david shuster with us all morning from the current news center. that was the president in boston yesterday. wow what a week for boston. >> i said boston is going to need a massage and xanax after this. >> stephanie: yes. logan airport is closed....
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president obama speaking at the cathedral of the holy cross in boston's south end as the city and the entire nation tries to heal from the horrific events of monday. let's listen to the president. >> hello, boston. scripture tells us to run with endurance the race that is set before us. run with endurance the race that is set before us. on monday morning the sun rose over boston. the sunlight glistened off the statehouse dome. and the common and the public garden, spring was in bloom. on this patriots day, like so many before, fans jumped onto the tee to see the sox at fenway. in hopkinton, runners laced up their shoes and set out on a 26.2-mile test of dedication and grit and the human spirit. and across this city, hundreds of thousands bostonians lined the streets to hand the runners cups of water and to cheer them on. it was a beautiful day to be in boston. a day that explains why a poet once wrote that this town is not just a capital, not just a place, boston, he said, is the perfect state of grace. [ applause ] >> and then, in an instant, the day's beauty was shattered. a celebra
president obama speaking at the cathedral of the holy cross in boston's south end as the city and the entire nation tries to heal from the horrific events of monday. let's listen to the president. >> hello, boston. scripture tells us to run with endurance the race that is set before us. run with endurance the race that is set before us. on monday morning the sun rose over boston. the sunlight glistened off the statehouse dome. and the common and the public garden, spring was in bloom. on...
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paul kevin curtis was arrested last week and charged with sending poisoned letters to president obama and two other elected officials. those charges were dropped after the fbi couldn't find any evidence in curtis' home. >> when you've been charged with something, you just -- you never heard of ricin or whatever. i thought they said rice and so i said i don't even eat rice. >> now the fbi is searching the home of another mississippi man. they say this new suspect knows curtis and holds a grudge against him so he may have tried to frame him. >>> police have finally reopened boylston street for the first time since last week's bombings at the boston marathon. cbs reporter edward lawrence says marathon victims held a private memorial at the bombing site. >>> reporter: the barricades came down early this morning on boylston street the site of last week's deadly marathon bombings. prior to opening the area, police escorted bombing victims to the scene for a private ceremony tuesday night. >> when you're face to face with the people directly affected and you see the bandages, you just feel w
paul kevin curtis was arrested last week and charged with sending poisoned letters to president obama and two other elected officials. those charges were dropped after the fbi couldn't find any evidence in curtis' home. >> when you've been charged with something, you just -- you never heard of ricin or whatever. i thought they said rice and so i said i don't even eat rice. >> now the fbi is searching the home of another mississippi man. they say this new suspect knows curtis and...
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now obama has democrats saying well rights are slightly optional. not the majority, 48-43 say i would rather have my constitutional rights. i'm encouraged by that. but now the republicans flip. is that ironic in that the republicans are leading the way yeah yeah, constitution, it's not just the second amendment? >> they're always citing constitution for all sorts of things to criticize president obama. on this what you said originally was right. it's because the person in charge of the government is this president. and they don't like this president and there is a general distrust any way among the republicans, and that is it one of the underlying ideologies for the conservatives. to me it's not that surprising. but let me tell you the libertarian piece to this is the most intriguing to me. the last time i was on the show i was talking about going out on the campaign trail with ron paul. these are the issues, these civil liberty issues, the sense of being spied upon or the government going after it's own citizens in the name of terror. those are the
now obama has democrats saying well rights are slightly optional. not the majority, 48-43 say i would rather have my constitutional rights. i'm encouraged by that. but now the republicans flip. is that ironic in that the republicans are leading the way yeah yeah, constitution, it's not just the second amendment? >> they're always citing constitution for all sorts of things to criticize president obama. on this what you said originally was right. it's because the person in charge of the...
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president obama doesn't. it is almost like he can't even drive people to get what he needs. >> yes and no. earmarks in new york state are called member items. when they're done above board with full trance -- transparency, we need money for this road improvement or national park. as long as there's complete transparency there's nothing insidious about those. maybe we went too far in eliminating them. i don't know what the rules down in d.c. are anymore. here's what i would say. the president and i take this from "the new york times" article, didn't even go so far as to say to the alaska senator you voted against me. i'm not having a cabinet member go to your state for the next nine months. every time you want a constituent to come to the white house, they have to wait outside. there are a range of things, petty, mean-spirited nasty. somewhere in there there is a medium that is an appropriate response for a president to say look personally i'm disappointed in heidi heitkamp. we were ags at the same time. mark
president obama doesn't. it is almost like he can't even drive people to get what he needs. >> yes and no. earmarks in new york state are called member items. when they're done above board with full trance -- transparency, we need money for this road improvement or national park. as long as there's complete transparency there's nothing insidious about those. maybe we went too far in eliminating them. i don't know what the rules down in d.c. are anymore. here's what i would say. the...
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he said quote while president obama was starting an expanding unconstitutional wars overseas bradley manning his actions have caused exactly zero deaths was shining a light on the truth yannis wars it's clear which individuals done more to promote peace. while done frankly i couldn't agree more many people wonder why obama got nominated for a peace prize on practically the first day of his presidency meanwhile the story of bradley manning who spent over a thousand days behind bars is practically nonexistent in the corporate media and i should also note that manning has effectively been nominated for the peace prize three times now it's refreshing to see that at least one politician is willing to speak out about manning's story but as for the rest of them. let's keep breaking the set. the likes. of you never seen anything like that. i've recently discussed the states that are limited to abortion access across the country one of which is arkansas a state that has one of the most extreme anti abortion measures on the books while last tuesday the arkansas state senate voted to defund pla
he said quote while president obama was starting an expanding unconstitutional wars overseas bradley manning his actions have caused exactly zero deaths was shining a light on the truth yannis wars it's clear which individuals done more to promote peace. while done frankly i couldn't agree more many people wonder why obama got nominated for a peace prize on practically the first day of his presidency meanwhile the story of bradley manning who spent over a thousand days behind bars is...
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which the ap would not say barack obama. they would say president obama. it didn't read right. but anyone who would start selling on an ap twitter blurb like that maybe should be in a different business. >> bill: and it could be -- there are computers that do everything, and computers look for keywords and if they see something like bombing, they automatically go sell. and they have the capacity to do that, which is scary. >> it is scary. >> bill: people could lose a lot of money because of a mistake by a computer. >> it seems like a bad design if we can drop that far that fast. >> bill: it was like 100 points d. >> -- over something on twitter. >> yeah the whole thing happened in a minute or two. >> bill: yeah, the idea that we are so twitterized, right? this country now operates by whatever appears on twitter? >> yeah. that's now the -- the news bulletin itself, right? that is the ticker tape. i can only assume there are all kinds of ap guys that have access to that main account. we have our @wjs account has millions of followers, it may not have as many as the ap i don't kno
which the ap would not say barack obama. they would say president obama. it didn't read right. but anyone who would start selling on an ap twitter blurb like that maybe should be in a different business. >> bill: and it could be -- there are computers that do everything, and computers look for keywords and if they see something like bombing, they automatically go sell. and they have the capacity to do that, which is scary. >> it is scary. >> bill: people could lose a lot of...
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president obama will attend as will all former living presidents. mark sanford to stay afloat in his bid to win south carolina's first congressional district. he is going up against elizabeth colbert-busch. out with a new ad attacking her on her support for unions. take a look. >> labor's voice, pelosi's voice, not our voice. >> the latest poll has colbert-busch up 50-41. last week sanford's ex-wife was suing him for trespassing. they have bun debate scheduled for april 29th. we're back with more show after the break. stay with us. high. cenk uygur: i think the number one thing viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. i think the audience gets that i actually mean it. michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. joy behar: you can say anything here. jerry springer: i spent a couple of hours with a hooker joy behar: your mistake was writing a check jerry springer: she never cashed it (vo) the day's events. four very unique points of view. tonight st
president obama will attend as will all former living presidents. mark sanford to stay afloat in his bid to win south carolina's first congressional district. he is going up against elizabeth colbert-busch. out with a new ad attacking her on her support for unions. take a look. >> labor's voice, pelosi's voice, not our voice. >> the latest poll has colbert-busch up 50-41. last week sanford's ex-wife was suing him for trespassing. they have bun debate scheduled for april 29th. we're...
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wherever obama is going they have to find a way to go against it. they are genetically incapable of saying this time we stand with the president. we were attacked on 9/11 and on the 15th of april as well and we stand with the president, and we got our guy, right? no, no no. they just have to somehow find if obama is on the right side of it, they have got to find some -- some way to make it again, a political football which i think we should all resent at this time and i would like to see some other republicans stand up and say what i said, hey, lindsay, just shut up. be an american for once okay? just -- just celebrate the good news here and the good work done by our law enforcement authorities without trying to interject yourself into it. jeanine in st. louis -- but again, i want to come back to this lockdown issue, because that's the one area they are getting criticized. it is a legitimate question was this necessary? >> they stopped the amtrak train. was that necessary? well, yeah, but how did they know? they had evidence to indicate he was conne
wherever obama is going they have to find a way to go against it. they are genetically incapable of saying this time we stand with the president. we were attacked on 9/11 and on the 15th of april as well and we stand with the president, and we got our guy, right? no, no no. they just have to somehow find if obama is on the right side of it, they have got to find some -- some way to make it again, a political football which i think we should all resent at this time and i would like to see some...
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the president stood, including those of mayor brown who without question paved the way for president obama and countness others. so today we celebrate all that he is and all that he has done and all that he continues to do. the san francisco mayor's office of neighborhood services truly appreciates the generous support it has received during this 2013 black history month and so right now, i would like to take a moment and acknowledge our sponsors for today's event, san francisco firefighter local 798. the san francisco police association. wells fargo bank. comcast. gen renaissance foundation, at&t and paradigm assets management company and thank you all for helping us out today. we also would like to thank marcus shelby of the orchestra who will be blessing us with his talents today. >> now, the san francisco mayor's office of neighborhood services works tirelessly as a liaison between san francisco neighborhoods and city government to make sure that the voice of the neighborhood is heard and if problems and concerns are handled effectively and respectfully. and now, representing the mayor
the president stood, including those of mayor brown who without question paved the way for president obama and countness others. so today we celebrate all that he is and all that he has done and all that he continues to do. the san francisco mayor's office of neighborhood services truly appreciates the generous support it has received during this 2013 black history month and so right now, i would like to take a moment and acknowledge our sponsors for today's event, san francisco firefighter...
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here is the president. >> obama: i've updated leaders of congress in both parties. we reaffirmed on days like this, there are no republicans or democrats, we are united, kennedy for our fellow citizens. >> bill: and determined that we're going to find out who did it and bring them to justice. >> well, that's right. yesterday evening on the floor of the house of representatives mike capuano congressman capuano on behalf of the massachusetts delegation, made a few remarks. then the congress had a moment of silence in memory of the victims and urging everybody to continue to pull together and work together. >> bill: you know, congressman, you know, we know so little and we have no idea who is responsible. it could be, you know, people from another country who are -- infiltrated us once again on our soil or it could be domestic. it does prove that whether here or there, there are people who don't like us, don't like what we stand for and are determined to try to bring us down. >> well, that's right. what we've now seen is that although these acts are senseless, senseles
here is the president. >> obama: i've updated leaders of congress in both parties. we reaffirmed on days like this, there are no republicans or democrats, we are united, kennedy for our fellow citizens. >> bill: and determined that we're going to find out who did it and bring them to justice. >> well, that's right. yesterday evening on the floor of the house of representatives mike capuano congressman capuano on behalf of the massachusetts delegation, made a few remarks. then...
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. ♪ >> michael: president obama will speak at planned parenthood this friday in washington, d.c. the day after the organization's annual gala. the event will honor los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa sex therapist dr. ruth k. westheimer, and the hbo hit show "girls" creator lena dunham, as champions of women's health. planned parenthood definitely has its democratic bases covered. planned parenthood president cecile richards, issued this statement . . . right-wingers are of course already outraged that president obama accepted planned parenthood's invitation. now it remains to be seen to what extent the president will comment on the ongoing battle for abortion rights. joining us here in the studio fresh from a baseball game is christine pelosi. christine chairs the california democratic party women's caucus and one of our favorite political pundits. first question, how is the game? >> well, tied up just like america. >> michael: exactly. do you see any controversy in the president's decision to attend the gala. >> i would suggest they read the article by dick skait who wrote w
. ♪ >> michael: president obama will speak at planned parenthood this friday in washington, d.c. the day after the organization's annual gala. the event will honor los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa sex therapist dr. ruth k. westheimer, and the hbo hit show "girls" creator lena dunham, as champions of women's health. planned parenthood definitely has its democratic bases covered. planned parenthood president cecile richards, issued this statement . . . right-wingers are of...
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for lindsey to get a headline but also to blame it on obama and point at obama say there he is. this guy is a democrat. he's too soft on terrorism, not doing enough on terrorism. clearly, he committed an act of terror. therefore, he's a foreign enemy combatant. no lindsey. you're wrong. i love the fact this decision was made so fast this decision -- the correct decision was made and basically people were saying who cares what that pipsqueak from south carolina says. we just don't pay any attention to him. none of us should pay any attention to him. it is the "full court press" on tuesday, april 23rd. your comments always welcome at 1-866-55-press. and on twitter at bpshow. >> announcer: chatting with you live at current.com/billpress this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current tv. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. (vo) tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. >> you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. just be grateful current tv does not come in smellivision. the sweatshirt
for lindsey to get a headline but also to blame it on obama and point at obama say there he is. this guy is a democrat. he's too soft on terrorism, not doing enough on terrorism. clearly, he committed an act of terror. therefore, he's a foreign enemy combatant. no lindsey. you're wrong. i love the fact this decision was made so fast this decision -- the correct decision was made and basically people were saying who cares what that pipsqueak from south carolina says. we just don't pay any...
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president obama did receive updates overnight. now the fbi and local authorities have received voluminous tips and the atf emphasizing once again it is happy to take more. the boston police commissioner saying it has gotten offers as far away as chicago and san francisco to help with the information. residents will see an increased police presence, but a lot of this is just to make people feel better. and any videos photos audio, any media from the crime scene or the immediate vicinity could be helpful. they are emphasizing that if you call in, somebody will take that call. they are saying you don't know what it is that you may have and it could be of the utmost importance. we'll be back with more show after the break. ♪ >> if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration re
president obama did receive updates overnight. now the fbi and local authorities have received voluminous tips and the atf emphasizing once again it is happy to take more. the boston police commissioner saying it has gotten offers as far away as chicago and san francisco to help with the information. residents will see an increased police presence, but a lot of this is just to make people feel better. and any videos photos audio, any media from the crime scene or the immediate vicinity could be...
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really played by democratic rules at the whitehouse chuck schumer and john mccain briefed president obama on their new comprehensive immigration reach and votes will be coming up on that but the most focus is up in boston. day 2 of the investigation into those bombs planted at the end of the boston marathon. so far, we know very little and there have been no claims of responsibility. we will update you on that and a whole lot more right here on current tv. [ music ] (vo) current tv gets the converstion started weekdays at 9am eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. (vo) tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. >> you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. just be grateful current tv does not come in smellivision. the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. (vo) current tv is the place for compelling true stories. (kaj) jack, how old are you? >> nine. (adam) this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you insi
really played by democratic rules at the whitehouse chuck schumer and john mccain briefed president obama on their new comprehensive immigration reach and votes will be coming up on that but the most focus is up in boston. day 2 of the investigation into those bombs planted at the end of the boston marathon. so far, we know very little and there have been no claims of responsibility. we will update you on that and a whole lot more right here on current tv. [ music ] (vo) current tv gets the...
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. >> our mission is clear come to .ring to justice president obama spoke again this morning. >> if you want to know who we are, what america is, how we respond to evil, that is it. selflessly, compassionately, unafraid. >> authorities spent the night at a residence near the airport. they questioned a young saudi student considered a person of interest. >> the president, 11:30 this morning mating rite -- made remarks about the situation and about to get whoever is responsible for these terror acts. listening to what the president said not long ago. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act. given what we now know by what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target civilians it is an act of terror. what we do not yet know however is who killed -- who was killed carrying out the tech, whether it was foreign or domestic, or if it was a lone individual. that is what we do not yet know. clearly we are at the beginning of the investigation. it will take time to follow every lead and determine what happened. but we will find out. ourill find w
. >> our mission is clear come to .ring to justice president obama spoke again this morning. >> if you want to know who we are, what america is, how we respond to evil, that is it. selflessly, compassionately, unafraid. >> authorities spent the night at a residence near the airport. they questioned a young saudi student considered a person of interest. >> the president, 11:30 this morning mating rite -- made remarks about the situation and about to get whoever is...
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. >> president obama, echoing the calls to bring the attacker to justice. as the nation mourns those who lost their lives. we begin with catie davis on boylston street. >> reporter: two explosives detonate near the finish line of the boston marathon. >> it was really loud and chaos everywhere. >> the the devices 12 seconds apard. >> 50 to 100 yards apart. each scene resulted in multiple casualties. >> it was a holiday in this city, when the marathon is run. the governor told the citizens to remain calm. >> two explosionos boylston street. >> there were victims who had lost limbs, and tonight, it is was announced the fbi is taking the lead in the investigation. >> it has the potential terrorist investigation. >> president obama vowed to bring those responsible to justice. >> we will find out who did this and hold them accountable. >> multiple explosive devices were found at the scene. boston now dealing with a mass casualty, as a shaken city tries to come to gribs with a violent attack in the heart of the city. katie davis, nbc news, boston. >>> police offic
. >> president obama, echoing the calls to bring the attacker to justice. as the nation mourns those who lost their lives. we begin with catie davis on boylston street. >> reporter: two explosives detonate near the finish line of the boston marathon. >> it was really loud and chaos everywhere. >> the the devices 12 seconds apard. >> 50 to 100 yards apart. each scene resulted in multiple casualties. >> it was a holiday in this city, when the marathon is run....
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this is president obama late yesterday afternoon in the rose garden. first referring -- surrounded by some of the members of the -- family members from newtown connecticut and gabby giffords at his side. joe biden on the other side. >> home state, joe biden. >> bill: referring to the fact that some senators, including rand paul, criticized the newtown families for daring come to washington to let their points of view be heard. >> obama: do we really think thousands of families whose lives have been shattered by gun violence don't have a right to weigh in on this issue? do we think their emotions, their loss is not relevant to this debate? so all in all, this was a pretty shameful day for washington. >> bill: you could hear the anger in his voice. senator, you had dinner with the president last night. with a couple of other -- few other democratic senators at the jefferson hotel. what was his mood like? >> at the outset, it was a very somber dinner. he gave us an update on the investigations in boston. he gave us an update there had been an arrest in th
this is president obama late yesterday afternoon in the rose garden. first referring -- surrounded by some of the members of the -- family members from newtown connecticut and gabby giffords at his side. joe biden on the other side. >> home state, joe biden. >> bill: referring to the fact that some senators, including rand paul, criticized the newtown families for daring come to washington to let their points of view be heard. >> obama: do we really think thousands of families...
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. >> president obama says the american people refuse to be terrorized by attacks like this and he used some of what he saw yesterday as the reasons why. >> exhausted runners who kept running to the nearest hospital to give blood and those who stayed to tend to the wounded. some tearing off their own clothes to make tourniquets. the men and women who are still treating the wounded at some of the best hospitals in the world. >> for many around the country, the bombings came on the day of the boston marathon. there is much more to that day. the marathon is held every year on a state holiday. patriots day. it commemorates the battles of lexington and concorde during the revolutionary war. it falls on the third monday of every april. in addition to the marathon, the white sox play a home game starting at 11:00 a.m. and people typically have the day off from work and school to celebrate the day. >> today is also holiday in the district and security ramped up for an emancipation day event. our bruce johnson is live at freedom plaza with more. bruce. >> reporter: anita, local city, but it's th
. >> president obama says the american people refuse to be terrorized by attacks like this and he used some of what he saw yesterday as the reasons why. >> exhausted runners who kept running to the nearest hospital to give blood and those who stayed to tend to the wounded. some tearing off their own clothes to make tourniquets. the men and women who are still treating the wounded at some of the best hospitals in the world. >> for many around the country, the bombings came on...
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president obama was notified within minutes. bostonian isdent will pull together and move forward as one proud city and the american people will be with them every step away. >> law enforcement sources tell they are coming over evidence. they're questioning a man being treated in an area hospital as well as a person who was trying to gain access to a restricted area five minutes before the blast. tahman bradley, boston. >> hearing from an arlington man who had a front-row seat at the finish line and captured some of the chaos on camera. s'wife and daughter were in the race. he snapped photographs and started recording on his cellphone after. the second blast, he went downstairs to safety. eventually reunited with his wife and daughter. >> my god. i feel lucky to be alive. my wife andhug daughter anymore. our knees were shaking. >> he will fly back to b.c. later this morning. at 5:00, tom roussey will join us from boston with reactions from who was in the area when the bombs went off. .- with a local woman >> typically, homemade
president obama was notified within minutes. bostonian isdent will pull together and move forward as one proud city and the american people will be with them every step away. >> law enforcement sources tell they are coming over evidence. they're questioning a man being treated in an area hospital as well as a person who was trying to gain access to a restricted area five minutes before the blast. tahman bradley, boston. >> hearing from an arlington man who had a front-row seat at...
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selflessly, compassionately, not afraid. >> and president obama will be in boston thursday. they're having an enter faith service for -- interfaith service for the victims. our bruce leshan has been in boston and has the latest from there right now. >> reporter: we are just outside one of the law enforcement staging areas on the boston common. and the authorities are pledging to go to the ends of the earth to catch the killer or killers. but the fbi is also pleading for help closer to home. this special agent in charge says these killer or killers are somebody's neighbor, somebody's friend, somebody knows them. the person who did this is someone's friend, neighbor, coworker or relative. we're asking anyone who may have heard someone speak about the marathon or the date of april 15th in any way that indicated that he or she may target the event to call us. >> reporter: the fbi says the explosives were packed in two pressure cookers, stuffed in dark-colored bags and left on the ground. they were apparently loaded with nails and bb's designed to inflict maximum injury. the blas
selflessly, compassionately, not afraid. >> and president obama will be in boston thursday. they're having an enter faith service for -- interfaith service for the victims. our bruce leshan has been in boston and has the latest from there right now. >> reporter: we are just outside one of the law enforcement staging areas on the boston common. and the authorities are pledging to go to the ends of the earth to catch the killer or killers. but the fbi is also pleading for help closer...
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but tonight atherton is sending out bills to cover their expensive president obama visit this month, the star attraction in private homes. david lieu gee there live tonight. >> dan, the town is seeking $8100 in reimbursement for planning and preparing security for the president. $8100 pales to the $32,000 cost to attend one of the two events but the question is whether all residents should be footing the bill. >> this is not the first time atherton sent out expenses when a dignitary comes to town you should be welcoming the visit. and i'm sorry nompblgts we're not going to reimburse you for the event. >> atherton has wealthy residents often behind walls and gates. last year giving $6.5 million to political causes and candidates but the argument is tiny size and limited police. >> they've got a cheese chief and a couple officers. we have an event like this coming through that, diverts those officers and we've got to call in personnel for overtime. >> bills have gone out to the white house. we contacted the white house referring us to the secret service. now neither city charges beefed
but tonight atherton is sending out bills to cover their expensive president obama visit this month, the star attraction in private homes. david lieu gee there live tonight. >> dan, the town is seeking $8100 in reimbursement for planning and preparing security for the president. $8100 pales to the $32,000 cost to attend one of the two events but the question is whether all residents should be footing the bill. >> this is not the first time atherton sent out expenses when a dignitary...
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i have said over and over again to obama in japan tt they can make an entire export industry. and i hope you know this has become something else. and some of you may recall the foreign minister. to be given. furthermore some of the small companies in japan are amazing. my favorite one in tokyo. in the market. why, it is only comfort for congestion needles. you don't feel any pain. how many employees are there? six including me. amazing. few other countries are such an unknown. only in japan your family businesses. so the real challenge for government is to let go. we should simply let the companies sharing themselves. for further details, there will be a couple months more. we have set up an expert move. they give us fearless proposal about innovation. i am looking forward -- they are likely to the something that thematically changes for deflationary to present bad inflation from taking shape. it is most important but the bad interest-rate hikes, the second downsize risk, it is evident that the monetary easing without putting the fiscal house in order you lose your confidence
i have said over and over again to obama in japan tt they can make an entire export industry. and i hope you know this has become something else. and some of you may recall the foreign minister. to be given. furthermore some of the small companies in japan are amazing. my favorite one in tokyo. in the market. why, it is only comfort for congestion needles. you don't feel any pain. how many employees are there? six including me. amazing. few other countries are such an unknown. only in japan...
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obama spoke >>wn: anas theigat stoo mourng. as we heard, president obama came to boston today to attend a memorial service for victims of the bombing. hundreds lined up before dawn this morning, hoping to secure one of the 2,000 seats in boston's roman catholic cathedral of the holy cross. tight security blanketed the area and many were turned away. >> we have to live, we have to go on with our lives. we don't know why things happen and it could be any on eof us and i know we just pray and we just stay strong with each other. >> when i see stories, i get really sad, really sad. it bothers me on so many levels, but boston is tough. this city is tough, we'll get through it. >> brown: inside, prominent politicians, including massachusetts senators elizabeth warren and mo cowan and former governor and presidential candidate mitt romney, joined in honoring the bombing victims. mayor thomas menino, who missed the marathon because of a broken leg, praised boston for its strength in the face of the tragedy. >> nothing can defeat the he
obama spoke >>wn: anas theigat stoo mourng. as we heard, president obama came to boston today to attend a memorial service for victims of the bombing. hundreds lined up before dawn this morning, hoping to secure one of the 2,000 seats in boston's roman catholic cathedral of the holy cross. tight security blanketed the area and many were turned away. >> we have to live, we have to go on with our lives. we don't know why things happen and it could be any on eof us and i know we just...
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dozens of protesters gathered in washington rallying against the obama administration's controversial drone program these protesters are rallying for an end to the use of armed drones in the middle east in asia and africa and everywhere else there's two elements about drones that are particularly insidious it means that a war can be waged a real war but all the bleeding is done on one side so it shields the american people from the horrors the grotesque nature of war and allows the wars to be carried on in secret you see in the iraq war there were massive demonstrations drones are are being used to make sure that the american people are not part of the political equation secondly drones are used to violate every nation sovereignty the obama administration flies them in wherever he wants and kills whoever he wants that's not legal the idea of killer robots attacking people from the skies flying overhead constantly is just i mean it's terrifying it's it's a scary sign of the future and it's a scary sign of the way warfare has changed and. the lack of transparency the american public des
dozens of protesters gathered in washington rallying against the obama administration's controversial drone program these protesters are rallying for an end to the use of armed drones in the middle east in asia and africa and everywhere else there's two elements about drones that are particularly insidious it means that a war can be waged a real war but all the bleeding is done on one side so it shields the american people from the horrors the grotesque nature of war and allows the wars to be...
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president obama came out this week and said he supports this bill. do you want his active involvement in this? do you need his active involvement or is it better to have him stand back and let you all handle this? >> a few months back when the president was headed to nevada to talk about immigration, the sunday before he left he was on the phone with chuck schumer and me and we talked for a few minutes and he said "all right, i won't put a bill on the table, i'll give you the chance to move forward. t i've learned a less watching congress, i'm not going to wait forever so get on to it have.president has been encouraging us. he supports comprehensive immigration reform. i know he'll do whatever it takes to help us pass this bill but he's committed to it personally. >> warner: senator richard durbin of illinois, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> suarez: in the fourth in our five-part online series, we catch up with jesus garcia, an activist we first interviewed about immigration reform in 2006. what has and hasn't changed in the last seven years? y
president obama came out this week and said he supports this bill. do you want his active involvement in this? do you need his active involvement or is it better to have him stand back and let you all handle this? >> a few months back when the president was headed to nevada to talk about immigration, the sunday before he left he was on the phone with chuck schumer and me and we talked for a few minutes and he said "all right, i won't put a bill on the table, i'll give you the chance...
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president obama had been hurt. the dow dropped suddenly, losing nearly 150 points, then quickly recovered. as much as $136 billion, by one insider's estimate, may have changed hands. the reason, high frequency computer trading. >> the dow only moved down 1%. that's not big enough to hit those alarm bells and the safeguards. >> there doesn't seem to be sufficient safeguards on twitter accountings, which quickly distribute bad information. >> it's too easy to hack anything. they are still relying on simple passwords. >> c net writer says while twitter is protected legally, it's untrust were thy and headed toward a tipping point. >> they have to be trustworthy. they'll stop reading twitter and that's a problem for their business. >> twitter declined to talk with kpix5 saying it doesn't comment on individual accounts. the associated press says it is cooperating with twitter to investigate the hackers. >> it does start to get scare yes when the goal is to spread misinformation. you have to wonder if the hackers profited
president obama had been hurt. the dow dropped suddenly, losing nearly 150 points, then quickly recovered. as much as $136 billion, by one insider's estimate, may have changed hands. the reason, high frequency computer trading. >> the dow only moved down 1%. that's not big enough to hit those alarm bells and the safeguards. >> there doesn't seem to be sufficient safeguards on twitter accountings, which quickly distribute bad information. >> it's too easy to hack anything. they...
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president obama could have avoided it but he didn't. judge napolitano, he joins the oak ridge, did the president commit an impeachable offense? the president is here. in today's markets, a lot can happen in a second. with fidelity's guaranteed one-second trade execution, we route your order to up to 75 market centers to look for the best possible price -- maybe even better than you expected. it's all part of our goal to execute your trade in one second. i'm derrick chan of fidelity investments....
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president obama and the white house treating this as an act of terrorism. no suspect in custody right now so where does the investigation stand? >> good evening to you brian. the f.b.i. is taking control of this investigation along with the boston joint terrorism task force. off to my left is a blast sight. the 15 block area will be locked down as bomb crews are scouring that area to look for information anything they can get to figure out how these bombs were made where they were placed in trash canisters that type of thing -- we heard from hospital officials talking about the injuries caused by shrapnel in the form of ball bearings so we've learned that about the types of bombs so far looking certainly to get more information on that as we can learn it. five uneks sploxploded devices found, brian. that's very crucial piece of information as they'll be able to see how these things are related together. i wanted to clear up something we were talking about earlier. there is one individual being questioned in connection to this. he's not being called a suspec
president obama and the white house treating this as an act of terrorism. no suspect in custody right now so where does the investigation stand? >> good evening to you brian. the f.b.i. is taking control of this investigation along with the boston joint terrorism task force. off to my left is a blast sight. the 15 block area will be locked down as bomb crews are scouring that area to look for information anything they can get to figure out how these bombs were made where they were placed...
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president obama: we will pick ourselves up. we will keep going. we will finish the race. [applause.] >> bill: then what the people of boston and runners everywhere wanted to hear, the president saying, you just wait until next year. peachtree when the socks and patriots are heroes again, the crowds will watch a pair aid go down boylston street and on the third monday in april, the world will return to this great american city to run harder than ever, and to cheer even louder for that 118th boston marathon. >> bill: yes, indeed. again, one suspect dead. the other, at large. police on the hunt in the watertown area of boston. ginger gibson is here from politico with the rest of the "full-court press" team. we will be right back. take your calls at 866-55-press. >> this is "the bill press show." date, staying in touch with everything that is going on politically and putting my own nuance on it. in reality it's not like they actually care. this is purely about political grandstanding. alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that
president obama: we will pick ourselves up. we will keep going. we will finish the race. [applause.] >> bill: then what the people of boston and runners everywhere wanted to hear, the president saying, you just wait until next year. peachtree when the socks and patriots are heroes again, the crowds will watch a pair aid go down boylston street and on the third monday in april, the world will return to this great american city to run harder than ever, and to cheer even louder for that...
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president obama's half brother, malik obama, is running for governor in kenya. and unfortunately, his political opponents are now spreading the rumor that he was born in hawaii. [ laughter ] [ applause ] horrible, terrible. well, a new poll indicates that president obama is no better than george bush at protecting civil liberties. in fact, the pollster had some follow-up questions but split when he saw the drone fly overhead. [ laughter ] he got out of there. and took off -- and president obama has nominated walmart foundation president sylvia matthews burwell to be his next budget director. and she's a good fit 'cause walmart also heavily dependent on china. so, the two -- [ light laughter ] [ audience ohs ] see, this will -- yeah, this will fit nicely.
president obama's half brother, malik obama, is running for governor in kenya. and unfortunately, his political opponents are now spreading the rumor that he was born in hawaii. [ laughter ] [ applause ] horrible, terrible. well, a new poll indicates that president obama is no better than george bush at protecting civil liberties. in fact, the pollster had some follow-up questions but split when he saw the drone fly overhead. [ laughter ] he got out of there. and took off -- and president obama...
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secondly, president obama, the transition. president obama agrees with anything that is deceiving. and redistribution. >> and we all want the same thing. and there is deep disagreement at the moment, and there's so much disagreement right now. the discussion really ideological points. one the best ways. and whether it can be many paths. and what we mentioned. and businesses, if i have a good one. and to be tactical, the question right now is whether -- pecan ground. >> quick question with regards to education. the nyu school of business. i see from that for there are a lot of international students. from personal experience, obviously doing something right by attracting foreign students and go back and implement the things we talked about. are we doing the right thing? why are they coming and while we not going to north korea to study? >> that is the great question. one of the great things about the united states, higher education, and study. that is one of the reasons, if what we talk about facing the home's opportunity to bring back the society you go to business school. doesn't
secondly, president obama, the transition. president obama agrees with anything that is deceiving. and redistribution. >> and we all want the same thing. and there is deep disagreement at the moment, and there's so much disagreement right now. the discussion really ideological points. one the best ways. and whether it can be many paths. and what we mentioned. and businesses, if i have a good one. and to be tactical, the question right now is whether -- pecan ground. >> quick...
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their account and sent out a tweet that said breaking two explosions in the white house and barack obama is injured. >> i can say that the president is fine. i just with him. >> the feed has 1.9 million followers the news agency quickly responded ap twitter account has been hacked tweet about attack at the white house is false. we will advise more as soon as possible it took just minutes for it to send the dow jones plunging over 140 points before it rebounded. >> it doesn't instill a lot of confidence in the market. you see a lot of stuff going on right now in the world sporting events violence and what not. you really have to be prepared for anything happening right. >> the incident comes eight days. the group calling itself the electronic army claimed credit for today's white house bombing tweet. former fbi agent rick smith says it's unclear how authorities may approach the hoax. >> if it's evaluated as a threat to this country. it's awesome. intelligent service, that's a whole different matter that has to be evaluated differently. if it's some quack that's sending stuff like this, it
their account and sent out a tweet that said breaking two explosions in the white house and barack obama is injured. >> i can say that the president is fine. i just with him. >> the feed has 1.9 million followers the news agency quickly responded ap twitter account has been hacked tweet about attack at the white house is false. we will advise more as soon as possible it took just minutes for it to send the dow jones plunging over 140 points before it rebounded. >> it doesn't...
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the report also criticizes the obama administration for what it calls "excessive secrecy." two members of the task force that produced the report join us now. james jones, a former democratic congressman and ambassador to mexico, co-chaired the group along with republican asa hutchinson. also with us is david irvine, a retired army brigadier general and former republican state legislator. and welcome to both of you. >> thank you. >> brown: jim jones, indisputable that the united states practiced torture. at the time the justice department said otherwise, that within very strict rules this was not torture. what made you say this was? >> well, an exhaustive study of the laws of court cases, of the practice, of interviews and the summary of all of it was it was indisputable there was torture in many cases. >> brown: just to be clear: you didn't have subpoena power here and so how were you doing it? you said by talking to people? >> wl, t staff a some of the panel members visited several countries, visited the black sites where some of these were in poland, lithuania, et cetera
the report also criticizes the obama administration for what it calls "excessive secrecy." two members of the task force that produced the report join us now. james jones, a former democratic congressman and ambassador to mexico, co-chaired the group along with republican asa hutchinson. also with us is david irvine, a retired army brigadier general and former republican state legislator. and welcome to both of you. >> thank you. >> brown: jim jones, indisputable that the...
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a man could be under arrest for sending letters laced with ricin to president obama and senator. the president was sent to the president was intercepted yesterday. the secret service says the man, kenneth curtis sent both letters. officials say signed with initials kc. nannette miranda has been looking at the security officers screen mail sent to our capitol and reports now from sacramento. >> this is where letters are sorted out by staff. >> at california state capitol they use these security procedures for mail coming into the governor's, state lawmakers and other leaders as feds do. tony beard says it's screened first for things like ricin and anthrax before mail ever gets to the capitol rail mail room. >> just technology but also a combination of skills we teach people. there are fbi protocols to follow. >> the procedures work with washington, d.c.. they were discovered in the off site location. the screening doesn't work that. is where training can provide protection. >> there is a fine line between threatening and having a right to disagree. >> nothing chemical has been det
a man could be under arrest for sending letters laced with ricin to president obama and senator. the president was sent to the president was intercepted yesterday. the secret service says the man, kenneth curtis sent both letters. officials say signed with initials kc. nannette miranda has been looking at the security officers screen mail sent to our capitol and reports now from sacramento. >> this is where letters are sorted out by staff. >> at california state capitol they use...
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what is the white house telling us about this letter to president obama? i know it didn't actually arrive at the white house, but what do we know about the substance in this letter? >> jake, well, we know first of all that they are -- the fbi and the secret service are continuing to investigate and conducting further tests on this letter. they say that they had protocol set up for exactly this kind of incident and this is the exact standard incident that they, you know, protocol they set up after 9/11. the letter contained a message that was parallel to the same message that was in a letter sent to senator wicker. it said, quote, i am -- it said to see a wrong and not expose it is to become a silent partner to its continuance. i am k.c. and i approve this message which is allegedly a comment on health care and providing care in general and so it could provide something of a lead for investigators. they believe they tied it to memphis, tennessee, but nothing beyond that. they are looking for a third facility, the possibility there were traces of ricin at a
what is the white house telling us about this letter to president obama? i know it didn't actually arrive at the white house, but what do we know about the substance in this letter? >> jake, well, we know first of all that they are -- the fbi and the secret service are continuing to investigate and conducting further tests on this letter. they say that they had protocol set up for exactly this kind of incident and this is the exact standard incident that they, you know, protocol they set...
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president barack obama also give it give a very short press conference saying that the u.s. still does not know who did the attacks why they would do something like this but whoever is responsible will be held accountable obama did not use the words terrorism or bombs when he briefly updated the media for what i say was probably less than three minutes now marina as you had just mentioned you reported earlier that a twenty year old saudi man had been detained now was news that was according to the new york post but then police officers in and boston actually denied those claims is there any new information about that man in particular is that the man that's at the hospital being questioned that you know that's something that i cannot confirm and that's right we should remind our viewers if they were watching a few a few hours back that the new york post did did report twenty year old saudi national was being considered a suspect and being heavily guarded at a hospital a few hours after that report came out the boston police commissioner said that that is not true there is no
president barack obama also give it give a very short press conference saying that the u.s. still does not know who did the attacks why they would do something like this but whoever is responsible will be held accountable obama did not use the words terrorism or bombs when he briefly updated the media for what i say was probably less than three minutes now marina as you had just mentioned you reported earlier that a twenty year old saudi man had been detained now was news that was according to...
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at the white house president obama vowed it will be a swift and thorough search for whomever planted the device. >> anyresponsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> reporter: police questioned man who was injured and being treated in a boston hospital. the investigators say he's not considered a suspect nora person of interest. and so far police are still not commenting on the specific aspects of their investigation. however, we do know they spent seven hours in revere, massachusetts. not too far from where we stand right now. and going through an apartment building. they were seen bringing out evidence bags to their cars p however, no arrests were made. th charisma loan. now back to you. >>> we are learning more this morning about the little boy who may be the youngest victim to lose his life in yesterday's attack. this is 8 year old martin richard. our sister station in boston is reporting that martin was watching his father finish the race when he was killed in that blast. his father is suffering a severe brain injury and his 6-year-old sister lost her leg. earlier t
at the white house president obama vowed it will be a swift and thorough search for whomever planted the device. >> anyresponsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> reporter: police questioned man who was injured and being treated in a boston hospital. the investigators say he's not considered a suspect nora person of interest. and so far police are still not commenting on the specific aspects of their investigation. however, we do know they spent seven hours in...
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president obama received several briefings at the white house today. this is a picture of him on the phone with the f.b.i. director robert mueller. the president then spoke to the nation from the white house briefing room and major garrett was there. major? >> reporter: scott, the president did not describe the twin bombings in boston as an act of terrorism but moments after he left the briefing room a top white house advisor told us there is no doubt in the president's mind this, in fact, was an act of terrorism and he's ordered everyone in the federal government to treat it as such. this official told us the president did not want to get ahead of the evidence or the facts and his mandate to federal law enforcement is to work with law enforcement officials to build this case methodically so it can be prosecuted successfully. >> we still do not know who did this or why. and people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we have all the fact but mick no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this and we will find out who did this, we'll find out why they di
president obama received several briefings at the white house today. this is a picture of him on the phone with the f.b.i. director robert mueller. the president then spoke to the nation from the white house briefing room and major garrett was there. major? >> reporter: scott, the president did not describe the twin bombings in boston as an act of terrorism but moments after he left the briefing room a top white house advisor told us there is no doubt in the president's mind this, in...
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. >>> with new information about the man the feds say sent letters that were poisoned to president obama and a u.s. senator from mississippi. his name is paul curtis. he has been known to local law enforcement, for what we don't know. and he would sometimes work as an elvis impersonator. the letters that contained a white powder said, quote, no one wanted to listen to me before. what does that mean? so far, nobody is saying. preliminary tests say the white powder is the poison radio ricin. >>> the president didn't mince words today. he called it a shameful day for washington. >> there were no coherent arguments as to why we wouldn't do this. it came down to politics. the worry that that vocal minority of gun owners would come after them in future elections and so they caved to the pressure. and they started looking for an excuse, any excuse for vote no. >> the measure had 54 yes votes but it needed 60 to beat a republican filibuster. five democrats also opposed the plan. both california senators voted in favor. >>> coming up, we'll continue our coverage of the latest on that huge explosi
. >>> with new information about the man the feds say sent letters that were poisoned to president obama and a u.s. senator from mississippi. his name is paul curtis. he has been known to local law enforcement, for what we don't know. and he would sometimes work as an elvis impersonator. the letters that contained a white powder said, quote, no one wanted to listen to me before. what does that mean? so far, nobody is saying. preliminary tests say the white powder is the poison radio...
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back in washington, president obama also observed a moment of silence at the white house as did the u.s. senate. but tempers flared earlier at a senate hearing. iowa senator chuck grassley was one of several republicans who've said the bombings, allegedly by two chechen immigrants, raise questions about immigration reform. >> i think we're taking advantage of an opportunity whe once in 25 years we deal with immigration to make sure that every base is covered. >> brown: that sparked a heated exchange between grassley and new york democrat chuck schumer. >> i say that particularly those who are pointing to what happened, the terrible tragedy in boston, as i would say an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months and years. >> i never said that. >> i didn't say you did sir. >> i didn't say anything about... >> i didn't mean you, mr. grassley. >> those remarks were not aimed at anyone on this committee or the three witnesses. there are people out there; you've read it in the newspapers; they've said it. >> brown: there were also questions about the f.b.i.'s investigation last ye
back in washington, president obama also observed a moment of silence at the white house as did the u.s. senate. but tempers flared earlier at a senate hearing. iowa senator chuck grassley was one of several republicans who've said the bombings, allegedly by two chechen immigrants, raise questions about immigration reform. >> i think we're taking advantage of an opportunity whe once in 25 years we deal with immigration to make sure that every base is covered. >> brown: that sparked...
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curtis says he's ready to move on. >> i resuspect president obama i love my country and would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any oirj u.s. official. >> curtis told reporters he didn't know what ricin was. his release came after investigators found no evidence of the poison in his home, or car. authorities searched the home of another mississippi man. they're not saying what, if anything was found. >> a sign surviving boston bomber suspect is headed for recovery. jahar tsarnaev is now in fair condition reportedly telling investigators the bombing plot was his brother's idea tonight we're hearing from the man credited for ending the manhunt for jahar. he called police after discovering the suspect hiding in a boat in the backyard. >> hits you more afterwards. you think, my god, we probably slept last night this guy could be -- that, you know, i don't know it's just surreal. >> a closed hearing was held today to discuss fbi handling of his brother, tammerlan. some wonder if the fbi could have done more to prevent the bombings. >> im i've never seen an effort as positive as t
curtis says he's ready to move on. >> i resuspect president obama i love my country and would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any oirj u.s. official. >> curtis told reporters he didn't know what ricin was. his release came after investigators found no evidence of the poison in his home, or car. authorities searched the home of another mississippi man. they're not saying what, if anything was found. >> a sign surviving boston bomber suspect is headed for recovery....
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president obama has had a strange day today. he was forced to address a rumor involving jay-z and beyonce. they celebrated their anniversary in cuba this month. jay-z just released a song called open letter about the trip. it says boy from the hood, got the president's approval. he said you better chill you'll get me impeached. obama today said he didn't give him clearance. he's got my mind and money and money on my mind. the president now has to deny things a rapper said about him in a song. on top of that, it was revealed today that someone sent president obama a suspicious letter containing the poison ricis. it's a deadly poison made from beans.
president obama has had a strange day today. he was forced to address a rumor involving jay-z and beyonce. they celebrated their anniversary in cuba this month. jay-z just released a song called open letter about the trip. it says boy from the hood, got the president's approval. he said you better chill you'll get me impeached. obama today said he didn't give him clearance. he's got my mind and money and money on my mind. the president now has to deny things a rapper said about him in a song....
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reporter: but south carolina republican lindsey graham said the measures being touted by president obama and most democrats would do little to reduce gun violence. >> the president wanted three things done. he wanted to ban sault weapons. he wanted to limit magazine sizes. and he wanted to impose a universal background check. well all three of those concepts are going to be on the floor of the united states senate for a vote, and they're all going to lose. why? because they're not the solution to the problem we all face. >> on this vote the yeas are 54, the nays are 46. >> reporter: in the end, as vice president biden presided, the background check amendment failed to clear the 60-vote threshold needed to pass. the concealed firearm measure and the ban on assault weapons. also failed. but late in the day, senate democrats-- joined by family members of victims of gun violence-- pledged to keep up the fight. >> i want everyone to understand this is just the beginning not the end. the forces so obsessed with defeating any commonsense reforms whatsoever, they lost site of big picture. >> rep
reporter: but south carolina republican lindsey graham said the measures being touted by president obama and most democrats would do little to reduce gun violence. >> the president wanted three things done. he wanted to ban sault weapons. he wanted to limit magazine sizes. and he wanted to impose a universal background check. well all three of those concepts are going to be on the floor of the united states senate for a vote, and they're all going to lose. why? because they're not the...
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senator lindsey graham and senator talked about obama not try him as an enemy combatants. it was said to see him go, he was a fine figure and a state senator, isn't it? >> al a high state legislature is much more sophisticated than we saw here today. >> let's talk about lindsey graham. sang the government should have left dzhokhar tsarnaev as an enemy combat and, at least on the table as a possibility. >> it is not permissible under the law. you cannot treat an american citizen who is accused of committing an american crime against mostly american citizens in boston as an enemy combatants. it would turn our country -- >> it has never happened before. >> into martial law. the supreme court struck that down and american citizens were charged with crimes and this fellow is being charged with an ordinary crime that anybody could be charged with the team made a bomb to kill his mother-in-law. it does not require any allegation of terrorism. the idea we can deny and trial by jury, speedy trial, all of the things in the constitution and the bill of rights provides would turn our
senator lindsey graham and senator talked about obama not try him as an enemy combatants. it was said to see him go, he was a fine figure and a state senator, isn't it? >> al a high state legislature is much more sophisticated than we saw here today. >> let's talk about lindsey graham. sang the government should have left dzhokhar tsarnaev as an enemy combat and, at least on the table as a possibility. >> it is not permissible under the law. you cannot treat an american...